My Samurai finally have their Daimyo and his hatamoto/Close Protection Detail, in their distinctive red armour.
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These started out in 2015 as a second 100 buntai for Ronin; 1x samurai on foot, 2x yaris, 1x bow, 1x teppo. I think repainting the sashimono, to tie them into the rest of the force, and then expanding them into a guard detachment, was the way to go.
But their colours are still heavily influenced by the Yorkshire Tea bonus pack.
Here is Yokshie Tokubetsu and his two banners.
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| Better view of the Ikko-Ikki sashimono, which he is riding triumphantly over. This was something I started with my Napoleonic commanders and quite enjoy. The plastic sashimono came from the Warlord sprue. |
Gareth Beamish, who writes and wargames in feudal Japan a lot, (read his Tenka Fubu blog here, he has a lot of good insights about how to portray samurai warfare in miniature) helped me with the inscription on the long banner.
It is a variation on a historic banner which featured a slogan about baths, and should hopefully say something like: "there is no cold water in a hot bowl of tea." If it doesn't, then I blame my calligraphy.
It's rather Zen, and speaks to me on several levels.
To protect all this, we've got a couple of Samurai with naginata. While painting their equipment, I noticed that this one's scabbard was broken off. So I repaired it with a piece of plastic fruit basket and a blob of cement.
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| Can't really notice the repair, can you? |
They are backed up by a total of 4x ashigaru with yaris (2 new and 2 old), plus the samurai with katana I painted originally. He is now the ko-gashira.
Supporting them, I've expanded the missile capabilities. The group now has 4x teppo and 2x yumis (bows).
Quite impressive.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking buntai.
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